KF Besa Kavajë

Early years (1925–44)

Klubi Sportiv Besa was founded on 25 October 1925 as "Shoqata Kulturore Sportive Adriatiku", which was a multi-disciplinary sports club based in Kavajë, Albania. In 1930, the club changed its name to "Sport Klub Kavajë". That same year the football team played its first ever friendly at Mali i Robit, Golem, against an amateur team formed of students from the Albanian-American Institute of Agriculture. A short time later, SK Kavajë joined the newly formed Albanian Football Federation and participated in the 1930 second tier championship where they would repeat their participation for the next two seasons, before joining the top tier Kategoria e Parë in 1933. In their first top flight championship, SK Kavajë finished last in the 5 team league, losing 7 games and winning just one, a 2–1 victory over local rivals Teuta Durrës. In 1935, under the leadership of chairman Irfan Berati, the club became an organised entity. The vice-chairman was Fehmi Kazazi, its secretary was Dervish Cara, and the committee included members Sulejman Karkini and Reshat Asllani. Rasim Sulejmani served as clerk, while Dhori Fora managed the trade of craft. The following year, the club was renamed "Besa Kavajë", also known as "Besa Sport Klub", derived from the name Besa, the Albanian cultural precept meaning "to keep the promise" and "word of honour". During World War II, many members of the club lost their lives as soldiers, including Mehmet Babamusta, Adil Alushi, Sami…

Kategoria Superiore Runners-up (2): 1958, 2009–10 Kategoria e Parë Winners (3): 1932, 1977–78, 1985–86 Runners-up (3): 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2004–05 Albanian Cup Winners (2): 2006–07, 2009–10 Runners-up (6): 1961, 1962–63, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1981–82, 1991–92 Albanian Supercup Winners (1): 2010 Runners-up (1): 2007